U.S. patent application number 15/553727 was filed with the patent office on 2018-02-15 for sliding bearing manufacturing method and sliding bearing.
The applicant listed for this patent is TAIHO KOGYO Co., Ltd.. Invention is credited to Daisuke SEKI, Yuji TAKAGI.
Application Number | 20180045241 15/553727 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 56789512 |
Filed Date | 2018-02-15 |
United States Patent
Application |
20180045241 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
SEKI; Daisuke ; et
al. |
February 15, 2018 |
SLIDING BEARING MANUFACTURING METHOD AND SLIDING BEARING
Abstract
It is possible to provide a sliding bearing that can obtain a
friction reduction effect, and can suppress the total amount of
outflow oil. A manufacturing method of the present invention is a
method of manufacturing a sliding bearing (1) in which half members
(2, 2) are arranged in a vertical arrangement, the half members (2,
2) being obtained by dividing a cylinder into two parts along a
line parallel with the axial direction and having a metal layer
(21) and a lining layer (22) provided on the inner circumferential
surface of the metal layer (21), the manufacturing method
comprising: a groove configuration step (S30) (first step) of
providing a groove (3) in an axial end portion of the half member
(2) on the lower side, the groove (3) extending in the
circumferential direction on a downstream side in a rotation
direction, wherein in the groove configuration step (S30), the
depth (d) of the groove (3) is set smaller than the result of
subtracting the sum of the tolerance (a1) of the thickness of the
lining layer (22) and the tolerance (a2) of the depth of the groove
(3) from the thickness (h1) of the lining layer (22).
Inventors: |
SEKI; Daisuke; (Toyota-shi,
Aichi, JP) ; TAKAGI; Yuji; (Toyota-shi, Aichi,
JP) |
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Applicant: |
Name |
City |
State |
Country |
Type |
TAIHO KOGYO Co., Ltd. |
Toyota-shi, Aichi |
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JP |
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Family ID: |
56789512 |
Appl. No.: |
15/553727 |
Filed: |
February 26, 2016 |
PCT Filed: |
February 26, 2016 |
PCT NO: |
PCT/JP2016/055949 |
371 Date: |
August 25, 2017 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
1/1 |
Current CPC
Class: |
F16C 2240/30 20130101;
F16C 2240/42 20130101; F16C 17/022 20130101; F16C 33/1065 20130101;
F16C 33/046 20130101; F16C 33/14 20130101; F16C 9/02 20130101; F16C
33/125 20130101; F16C 33/103 20130101; F16C 33/107 20130101 |
International
Class: |
F16C 9/02 20060101
F16C009/02; F16C 33/14 20060101 F16C033/14; F16C 33/10 20060101
F16C033/10; F16C 17/02 20060101 F16C017/02 |
Foreign Application Data
Date |
Code |
Application Number |
Feb 27, 2015 |
JP |
2015-039114 |
Claims
1. (canceled)
2. (canceled)
3. (canceled)
4. A sliding bearing comprising: a metal layer having a
half-cylindrical shape; a lining layer formed on an inner surface
of the metal layer, the lining layer having a sliding surface that
slides on a shaft; a groove formed on the lining layer, the groove
extending towards a circumferential direction of the shaft, the
groove being formed at a part of a downstream side in a rotation
direction, wherein a depth of the groove is smaller than a
thickness of the lining layer.
5. A sliding bearing according to claim 4, wherein the lining layer
has only two grooves.
6. A sliding bearing according to claim 5, wherein an outside wall
in an axial direction, of the groove is lower than an inside wall
of the groove.
7. A method for manufacturing a half bearing having a metal layer
and a lining layer formed on an inner surface of the metal layer,
the method comprising: a first step of providing a groove only in a
part of downstream side in a rotation direction, the groove
extending towards a circumferential direction, wherein in the first
step, a depth of the groove is set smaller than a result of
subtracting a sum of a tolerance of a thickness of the lining layer
and a tolerance of the depth of the groove from the thickness of
the lining layer.
8. The method according to claim 7, further comprising: a second
step of providing a peripheral edge part in the axial end portion
of the half bearing on the lower side, the peripheral edge part
being located outward in an axial direction relative to the groove,
wherein in the second step, an inner circumferential surface of the
peripheral edge part is on an inner circumferential side relative
to a bottom surface of the groove.
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The present invention relates to technology regarding a
sliding bearing manufacturing method, and relates to technology
regarding a method of manufacturing a sliding bearing in which half
members, which are obtained by dividing a cylinder into two parts
along a line parallel with the axial direction, are arranged in a
vertical arrangement.
BACKGROUND ART
[0002] Conventionally, a sliding bearing having a halved structure,
in which two members obtained by dividing a cylinder are arranged
together, is known as a bearing for supporting the crank shaft of
an engine, but there is a problem of high friction due to the high
viscosity of oil when the temperature is low. In view of this, a
bearing is known in which a clearance portion (groove) is formed
over the entire circumference of each of the two axial end portions
of the bearing (e.g., see Patent Document 1).
CITATION LIST
Patent Document
[0003] Patent Document 1: JP 2003-532036A
SUMMARY OF INVENTION
Technical Problem
[0004] However, with the conventional bearing provided with
grooves, it is not possible to achieve both an increase in the
amount of oil drawn in and suppression of the amount of oil that
leaks from the two axial end portions. An improved friction
reduction effect cannot be expected.
[0005] In view of this, the present invention was achieved in light
of the foregoing problem and provides a sliding bearing that can
suppress the total amount of outflow oil and can obtain an improved
friction reduction effect.
Solution to Problem
[0006] In light of the above-described problem to be solved by the
present invention, the following describes a solution for this
problem.
[0007] Specifically, according to an aspect of Claim 1, there is
provided a sliding bearing manufacturing method of the present
invention is a method of manufacturing a sliding bearing in which
half members are arranged in a vertical arrangement, the half
members being obtained by dividing a cylinder into two parts along
a line parallel with the axial direction and having a metal layer
and a lining layer provided on an inner circumferential surface of
the metal layer, the manufacturing method including: a first step
of providing a groove in an axial end portion of the half member on
a lower side, the groove extending in a circumferential direction
on a downstream side in a rotation direction, wherein in the first
step, a depth of the groove is set smaller than a result of
subtracting a sum of a tolerance of a thickness of the lining layer
and a tolerance of the depth of the groove from the thickness of
the lining layer.
[0008] According to an aspect of Claim 2, the manufacturing method
includes a second step of providing a peripheral edge part in the
axial end portion of the half member on the lower side, the
peripheral edge part being located outward in an axial direction
relative to the groove, wherein in the second step, an inner
circumferential surface of the peripheral edge part is on an inner
circumferential side relative to a bottom surface of the
groove.
[0009] According to an aspect of Claim 3, there is provided a
sliding bearing manufactured by the above-described manufacturing
method.
Advantageous Effects of Invention
[0010] The present invention achieves effects such as the
following.
[0011] Specifically, the groove is provided so as to not impair the
generation of oil film pressure, thus making it possible to obtain
a friction reduction effect while also reducing the frictional
area, and also making it possible to suppress the total amount of
outflow oil. Also, the depth of the groove is set smaller than the
result of subtracting the sum of the tolerance of the thickness of
the lining layer and the tolerance of the depth of the groove from
the thickness of the lining layer, and therefore when forming the
groove using a cutter such as a circular saw, it is possible to
prevent the cutter from coming into contact with the metal layer
that is harder than the lining layer, thus extending the lifetime
of the cutter. Also, by providing the groove in only the lining
layer that has a hardness capable of being press-molded, it is
possible to form the groove by press-molding.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0012] FIG. 1 is a front view of a sliding bearing according to an
embodiment of the present invention.
[0013] FIG. 2(A) is a plan view of half members that constitute the
sliding bearing according to the present invention. FIG. 2(B) is a
cross-section value of the same taken along II(B)-II(B). FIG. 2(C)
is a cross-sectional view of the same taken along II(C)-II(C).
[0014] FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a half member manufacturing
method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS
[0015] Next, embodiments of the invention will be described. Note
that FIG. 1 is a front view of a sliding bearing 1, upward and
downward in the figure being considered to be the up-down
direction, and the front direction and the back direction in the
figure being considered to be the axial direction (front-rear
direction).
[0016] First, half members 2 that constitute sliding bearing 1
according to the present invention will be described with reference
to FIGS. 1 and 2.
[0017] Sliding bearing 1 is a cylindrical member, and is applied to
a sliding bearing structure for crank shaft 11 of an engine as
shown in FIG. 1. Sliding bearing 1 is constituted by two half
members 2. Two half members 2 are shaped as portions obtained by
dividing a cylinder into two portions along a line parallel with
the axial direction, and have a semicircular cross-section. In the
present embodiment, half members 2 are arranged in a vertical
direction, and the mating faces thereof are arranged in a
horizontal arrangement. In the case where crank shaft 11 is
supported by sliding bearing 1, a predetermined gap is formed, and
lubricating oil is supplied to this gap through an oil passage that
is not illustrated.
[0018] FIG. 2(A) shows the upper and lower half members 2. Note
that in the present embodiment, the rotation direction of crank
shaft 11 is considered to be the clockwise direction in a front
view as shown by the arrow in FIG. 1. Also, a bearing angle .omega.
is defined so that it is 0 degrees at the position at the right end
in FIG. 2(B), and bearing angle .omega. increase along the
counter-clockwise direction in FIG. 2(B). In other words, in FIG.
2(B), the bearing angle .omega. is defined as 180 degrees at the
position at the left end, and the bearing angle .omega. is defined
as 270 degrees at the position at the lower end.
[0019] A groove extending in the circumferential direction is
provided in the inner circumferential face of upper half member 2,
and a circular hole is provided in the center. Also, the mating
face of upper half member 2 is arranged in the horizontal
direction. As shown in FIG. 2(C), half member 2 has metal layer 21
and lining layer 22.
[0020] Grooves 3 are formed in axial end portions of the inner
circumferential face of lower half member 2.
[0021] Also, peripheral edge part 2a that forms the outward
surface, in the axial direction, of groove 3 is formed such that a
height h from the outer circumferential surface of half member 2 is
smaller than a height D from the outer circumferential surface of
half member 2 to the abutting surface. In other words, peripheral
edge part 2a on the outward side in the axial direction is formed
so as to be lower than the abutting surface that abuts against
crank shaft 11.
[0022] Grooves 3 will be described below with reference to FIGS.
2(B) and 2(C).
[0023] Grooves 3 are provided in lower half member 2. In the
present embodiment, two grooves 3 are provided in parallel in the
axial direction. Specifically, a groove 3 extends in the
circumferential direction from a position (where bearing angle
.omega. is .omega.1) separated from the mating face on the
downstream side in the rotation direction of crank shaft 11 (where
bearing angle .omega. is 180 degrees), to a bearing angle .omega.2
in the positive direction (counter-clockwise direction) of the
bearing angle .omega.. In lower half member 2, the mating face on
the right side in FIG. 2(B) is the mating face on the upstream side
in the rotation direction, and the mating face on the left side in
FIG. 2(B) is the mating face on the downstream side in the rotation
direction.
[0024] The width of groove 3 is denoted as w, as shown in FIG.
2(C).
[0025] Also, a depth d of groove 3 is smaller than the height D
from the outer circumferential surface of half member 2 to the
abutting surface.
[0026] Also, peripheral edge part 2a is higher than a bottom
surface 3a of groove 3, and therefore is a wall for preventing the
re-leakage of oil that has leaked from the sliding face to the
axial end portion or oil that has been sucked back in, thus making
it possible to suppress the amount of leaked oil. Accordingly, the
amount of oil drawn in at a low temperature in particular
increases, and it is possible to improve a friction reduction
effect due to a quick temperature rise.
[0027] Also, due to peripheral edge part 2a being lower than the
surrounding abutting surface that abuts against crank shaft 11,
even if crank shaft 11 becomes inclined and is contact with only
the end portion on one side in the axial direction (one-side
contact state), it is possible to suppress opportunities for
contact between peripheral edge part 2a and crank shaft 11, thus
making it possible to prevent damage to peripheral edge part
2a.
[0028] By providing grooves 3 according to the present embodiment,
the FMEP reduction amount increases. In particular, the FMEP
reduction amount increases in the low engine rotation speed range.
Here, FMEP refers to a value for examining the friction tendency,
and when the FMEP reduction value increases, friction decreases.
For example, when the engine is started at a low temperature for
example, the FMEP reduction amount increases, and friction
decreases.
[0029] Next, a method of manufacturing lower half member 2 of
sliding bearing 1 will be described with reference to FIG. 3.
[0030] The method of manufacturing lower half member 2 includes a
lining layer configuration step S10 of providing lining layer 22 on
metal layer 21, a molding step S20 of molding lining layer 22 and
metal layer 21 into a semicircular shape, a groove configuration
step S30 that is a first step for forming groove 3, a peripheral
edge part configuration step S40 that is a second step for forming
peripheral edge part 2a, and a coating layer configuration step S50
of forming a coating layer (not shown in the figures) on the
surface of lining layer 22. These steps will be described in detail
below.
[0031] In the lining layer configuration step S10, lining layer 22
is provided on metal layer 21. More specifically, lining layer 22
is provided on metal layer 21 by performing rolling processing on
metal layer 21 and lining layer 22. Here, metal layer 21 is
constituted by a material made of metal, for example is constituted
by an iron-based material. Also, lining layer 22 is constituted by
a material made of a metal having a lower hardness than metal layer
21, for example is constituted by an aluminum-based material.
[0032] Next, in the molding step S20, metal layer 21 and lining
layer 22 are molded into a semicircular shape. More specifically,
metal layer 21 and lining layer 22 are molded into a semicircular
shape by performing press molding.
[0033] Next, in the groove configuration step S30, groove 3 is
formed. Then, in the peripheral edge part configuration step S40,
peripheral edge part 2a is formed.
[0034] As a method of forming groove 3 and peripheral edge part 2a
according to a first embodiment, the following describes a method
of forming groove 3 and peripheral edge part 2a by cutting
processing.
[0035] This cutting processing is performed by a cutter such as a
circular saw. In the groove configuration step S30, groove 3 is
formed to have a depth d that is less than the result of
subtracting the sum of a tolerance a1 of the thickness of lining
layer 22 and a tolerance a2 of the depth of groove 3 from a
thickness h1 of lining layer 22. For example, letting h1 be the
thickness of lining layer 22, a1 be the tolerance of the thickness
of lining layer 22, d be the depth of the groove, and a2 be the
tolerance of the depth of groove 3, the depth d of groove 3 is
represented by d<h1-(a1+a2).
[0036] According to this configuration, the depth d of groove 3 is
less than the thickness h1 of lining layer 22, and therefore when
forming groove 3, the cutter does not come into contact with metal
layer 21, thus making it possible to extend the lifetime of the
cutter.
[0037] Also, in the peripheral edge part configuration step S40, an
inner circumferential surface 2c of peripheral edge part 2a is
formed on the inner circumferential side relative to the bottom
surface 3a of groove 3, and therefore peripheral edge part 2a is
also formed inside lining layer 22. Accordingly, the cutter does
not come into contact with metal layer 21 when forming peripheral
edge part 2a, thus making it possible to extend the lifetime of the
cutter.
[0038] As a method of forming groove 3 and peripheral edge part 2a
according to a second embodiment, the following describes a method
of forming groove 3 and peripheral edge part 2a by press
processing.
[0039] Press processing is performed using a compression presser.
In the groove configuration step S30, groove 3 is formed to have a
depth d that is less than the result of subtracting the sum of the
tolerance a1 of the thickness of lining layer 22 and the tolerance
a2 of the depth of groove 3 from a thickness h1 of lining layer
22.
[0040] According to this configuration, the depth d of groove 3 is
less than the thickness h1 of lining layer 22. If the depth d of
groove 3 is larger than the thickness h1 of lining layer 22, groove
3 will need to be formed up to metal layer 21, and the formation of
groove 3 by press processing becomes difficult. If the depth d of
groove 3 is set smaller than the thickness h1 of lining layer 22,
groove 3 can be formed by press processing.
[0041] In the peripheral edge part configuration step S40, the
inner circumferential surface 2c of peripheral edge part 2a is
formed on the inner circumferential side relative to the bottom
surface 3a of groove 3, and therefore the inner circumferential
surface 2c of peripheral edge part 2a is also formed inside lining
layer 22. Accordingly, peripheral edge part 2a can be formed by
press processing.
[0042] Next, in the coating layer configuration step S50, a coating
layer (not shown) is formed on the surface (inner circumferential
surface) of lining layer 22. This coating layer is constituted by a
material made of a soft metal or a resin-based material.
[0043] As described above, a manufacturing method of the present
invention is a method of manufacturing sliding bearing 1 in which
half members 2 are arranged in a vertical arrangement, half members
2 being obtained by dividing a cylinder into two parts along a line
parallel with the axial direction and having metal layer 21 and
lining layer 22 provided on an inner circumferential surface of
metal layer 21, the manufacturing method comprising: a groove
configuration step S30 (first step) of providing a groove 3 in an
axial end portion of half member 2 on a lower side, groove 3
extending in a circumferential direction on a downstream side in a
rotation direction, wherein in the groove configuration step S30, a
depth d of groove 3 is set smaller than a result of subtracting a
sum of a tolerance a1 of a thickness of lining layer 22 and a
tolerance a2 of the depth of groove 3 from the thickness h1 of
lining layer 22.
[0044] According to this configuration, groove 3 is provided so as
to not impair the generation of oil film pressure, thus making it
possible to obtain a friction reduction effect while also reducing
the frictional area, and also making it possible to suppress the
total amount of outflow oil. Also, the depth d of groove 3 is set
smaller than the result of subtracting the sum of the tolerance a1
of a thickness of lining layer 22 and the tolerance a2 of the depth
of groove 3 from the thickness h1 of lining layer 22, and therefore
when forming groove 3 using a cutter such as a circular saw, it is
possible to prevent the cutter from coming into contact with metal
layer 21 that is harder than lining layer 22, thus extending the
lifetime of the cutter. Also, by providing groove 3 in only lining
layer 22 that has a hardness capable of being press-molded, it is
possible to form groove 3 by press-molding.
[0045] The manufacturing method also has a peripheral edge part
configuration step S40 (second step) of providing a peripheral edge
part in the axial end portion of half member 2 on the lower side,
the peripheral edge part being located outward in an axial
direction relative to groove 3, wherein in the peripheral edge part
configuration step S40, inner circumferential surface 2c of
peripheral edge part 2a is on an inner circumferential side
relative to bottom surface 3a of groove 3.
[0046] According to this configuration, when forming the peripheral
edge part 2 using a cutter such as a circular saw, it is possible
to prevent the cutter from coming into contact with metal layer 21
that is harder than lining layer 22, thus extending the lifetime of
the cutter. Also, by providing peripheral edge part 2a in only
lining layer 22 that has a hardness capable of being press-molded,
it is possible to form the peripheral edge part 2 by
press-molding.
INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY
[0047] The present invention is applicable to technology regarding
a sliding bearing manufacturing method, and is applicable to
technology regarding a method of manufacturing a sliding bearing in
which half members, which are obtained by dividing a cylinder into
two parts along a line parallel with the axial direction, are
arranged in a vertical arrangement.
REFERENCE SIGNS LIST
[0048] 1 Sliding bearing
[0049] 2 Half member
[0050] 2a Peripheral edge part
[0051] 3 Groove
[0052] 11 Crank shaft
[0053] 21 Metal layer
[0054] 22 Lining layer
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